Senior citizens angered over medical card moves

The Irish Senior Citizens Parliament has hit out at the decision by the Minister for Finance, Brian Lenihan, to abolish the entitlement to a medical card for people over 70.

Senior citizens angered over medical card moves
Tue, 14 Oct, 2008 - 18:51

The Irish Senior Citizens Parliament has hit out at the decision by the Minister for Finance, Brian Lenihan, to abolish the entitlement to a medical card for people over 70.

According to the group, there are 350,084 people over 70 who have medical cards and they represent just 8.07% of the total population.

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